Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.85/cwt on 221 head.

Average price

$150.85

221 head · 622 lb average

Value per head Derived

$938

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$16.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.91

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	625	152.50	954	199
Medium and Large 2-3	589	135.94	800	22

One grade step is worth $16.56/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale221 hd

150.85

—

KY average25 barns · 5,586 hd

149.94

+0.91

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,640	100.98	1,656	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	70.73	904	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,645	70.71	1,163	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	923	53.41	493	7thin

Every lot, as filed

65 lots · USDA AMS · Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	836	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	144.22/cwt	143.56–145.00	1,108	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	130.39/cwt	125.00–133.00	948	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	146.78/cwt	146.00–147.00	776	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	154.51/cwt	153.50–157.00	624	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	715	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,340.00/cwt	1,340.00–1,340.00	15,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	143.61/cwt	143.50–144.00	905	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,372	953.60/cwt	860.00–1,120.00	13,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	145.09/cwt	145.00–145.50	641	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	872	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	706	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	541	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	141.84/cwt	140.00–143.00	747	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	141.58/cwt	136.00–143.00	934	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	156.55/cwt	153.00–157.00	883	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,104	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	672	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	939	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	154.39/cwt	152.50–155.00	1,022	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	160.05/cwt	157.00–162.00	829	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	452	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	587	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	714	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	143.57/cwt	135.00–148.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	130.25/cwt	130.00–131.00	662	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	130.25/cwt	126.00–133.00	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	755	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	469	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	10,282	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	886.44/cwt	725.00–950.00	10,141	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	297	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	374	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	66.19/cwt	62.00–72.00	801	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	74.74/cwt	74.50–75.50	997	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	60.98/cwt	59.00–63.00	570	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	342	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	99.24/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,667	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	874.74/cwt	770.00–960.00	9,605	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	834.59/cwt	690.00–940.00	9,840	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	672	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,319	1,394.09/cwt	1,360.00–1,430.00	18,388	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	53.47/cwt	51.00–55.00	494	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,641	72.14/cwt	72.00–72.50	1,184	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,079	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	670	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	85.27/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,347	2
Bulls	—	—	1,612	105.86/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,706	10

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Tue Aug 3, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 516Last week 239Year ago 635

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 32Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 31Year ago 40

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	149.00	149.00
6	—	519	154.00	154.00
5	—	464	154.00	154.00
3	—	616	143.00	143.00
4	—	366	161.00	161.00
3	—	428	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	98.00	98.00
6	—	412	142.50	142.50
1	—	714	116.00	116.00
1	—	525	123.00	123.00
1	—	815	105.00	105.00
5	—	600	136.00	136.00
1	—	295	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	768	143.56–145.00	144.22
7	—	404	153.50–157.00	154.51
9	—	460	153.50	153.50
26	—	564	153.00–157.00	156.55
1	—	910	119.00	119.00
6	—	800	138.00	138.00
32	—	620	151.50	151.50
37	—	662	152.50–155.00	154.39
32	—	518	157.00–162.00	160.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	142.00	142.00
1	—	560	149.00	149.00
2	—	613	135.50	135.50
3	—	465	135.00–148.00	143.57
1	—	895	104.00	104.00
12	—	539	140.00	140.00
1	—	995	104.00	104.00
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	727	125.00–133.00	130.39
21	—	630	143.50–144.00	143.61
22	—	442	145.00–145.50	145.09
4	—	556	140.00	140.00
13	—	358	151.00	151.00
16	—	527	140.00–143.00	141.84
19	—	660	136.00–143.00	141.58
10	—	467	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	529	146.00–147.00	146.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	452	140.00	140.00
12	—	508	130.00–131.00	130.25
5	—	624	126.00–133.00	130.25
6	—	443	137.00	137.00
4	—	395	141.00	141.00
3	—	297	126.00	126.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,340.00	1,340.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,372	860.00–1,120.00	953.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,319	1,360.00–1,430.00	1,394.09
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	710.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	970.00	970.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,144	725.00–950.00	886.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,098	770.00–960.00	874.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,179	690.00–940.00	834.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,210	62.00–72.00	66.19
26	—	1,334	74.50–75.50	74.74
1	—	1,165	57.50	57.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	59.00–63.00	60.98
1	—	900	38.00	38.00
4	—	923	51.00–55.00	53.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,641	72.00–72.50	72.14
1	—	1,660	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,680	95.00–102.00	99.24
2	—	1,580	81.00–90.00	85.27
10	—	1,612	104.00–109.00	105.86

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Upton Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle